Jesse Daniels caught the kids destroying his house with hammers and spray paint. He called the police and restrained the kids in a closet. The kids were charged but the next day police came back and charged Daniels with endangering the welfare of a child.

A parent of two of the alleged vandals didn't think the charges against Daniels were enough. The boys allege that he threatened them with a hammer. Since the damage to the house was estimated at between $40,000 and $50,000, I think the victim should remain the victim, not the perpetrator.